Biostatistics for MPH

Introduction
to the Course
 Course Objectives
• Understand the process involved in data processing
• Interpret summary statistics, graphical displays and
contingency tables commonly presented in the health literature
• Distinguish between categorical and numeric data
• Calculate and interpret vital statistics
• Explain probabilities and their applications
• Understand in the process involved in estimations and
hypothesis testing
• Interpret the functions of confidence intervals and p-values
• Explain basic concepts of advanced statistical analysis
• Understand statements in published articles relating to
statistics
• Use computers to perform some statistical analysis
 Course content and program
s.no Topics Week Instructor
1 Chapter One: Introduction to Biostatistics Week 1 Haymanot N.
2 Chapter two: Descriptive statistics
3 Chapter three :Demography and health Service Statistics Week 2 HaymanotN.
4 Chapter four: Probability and probability distribution
5 Mid exam (up to chapter 4 ) Week 3 Yilma C.
Chapter five: Sampling methods and sampling distribution .
6 Chapter six: Inferential statistics(estimation)
9 Chapter six: continued on hypothesis testing Week 4  Yilma C.
10 Chapter Seven: ANOVA
 11 Chapter eight: Correlation and regression Week 5 Mesfin K.
 12 Chapter nine: Logistic regression
13 Chapter ten: Survival Analysis Week 6 Mesfin K.
14 Chapter eleven: Non-parametric analysis
15 Chapter 12:Introduction to use of computer software (EPI_INFO and
SPSS) for data management
Final Exam
NB: class will start on Saturday,25/03/14 E.C
 Teaching methods and Assessment

• Teaching Methods
– Lecture
– Exercise
– presentations
– Practice (using Computer )
• Assessment
– Mid exam-25%
– Final exam - 45%
– Quiz -10 %
– Assignment-20%
 References
1. Bernard Rosner, 1995. Fundamentals of Biostatistics. 4th ed.
2. Theodore Colton, 1974. Statistics in Medicine. Little, Brown and
Company
3. Daniel, W.W., 1991. Biostatistics: a foundation for analysis in health
Sciences, 5th ed
4. Pagano Marcello, Gauvreau Kimberlee, 2000. Principles of Biostatistics.
2nd ed. Duxbury press, Brooks/Cole
5. Belle GV., Fisher ld., Heagerty pj.,Lumley t.,2004. Biostatistics: A
methodology for the Health sciences
6. Betty R. Kirkwood, 1988. Essentials of Medical Statistics. Blackwell
Science Itd